Evan Thompson
@evanthompson
Senior software engineer specializing in scalable Java microservices, cloud, and reliability engineering.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a senior software engineer with 11+ years building mission-critical systems across defense, cloud, and enterprise environments, focused on scalable Java and Spring Boot microservices and performant React frontends.
At AWS I architected end-to-end microservices platforms processing millions of requests daily, led event-driven designs with Kafka/RabbitMQ, implemented secure-by-design standards (OAuth2/JWT), and drove reliability practices achieving 99.99% uptime.
I mentor engineers, define platform and observability practices, and deliver production-grade infrastructure using Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CI/CD automation, and performance tuning to reduce latency, MTTR, and cost while improving deployment velocity and operational readiness.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
ASSenior Software Engineer
Amazon Web Services
Jul 2022 - Present (3 years 6 months)
Architected a microservices platform processing 10M+ requests daily with 99.99% uptime, led event-driven integrations reducing latency 45%, and instituted reliability and security practices that cut MTTR 55% and enabled SOC 2 compliance.
ASSoftware Engineer
Amazon Web Services
Jun 2020 - Jul 2022 (2 years 1 month)
Developed Spring Boot microservices and React frontends serving 5M+ API calls daily with sub-100ms latency, built CI/CD pipelines enabling 20+ daily deployments, and reduced infrastructure costs 35% via containerization.
FCSoftware Engineer
Fluke Corporation
Jul 2015 - Jun 2020 (4 years 11 months)
Engineered embedded software and cloud backend for industrial IoT, supporting 200K+ connected instruments and improving data retrieval times 50% while increasing code coverage from 45% to 85%.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
UWUniversity of Washington
Master of Science, Computer Science
2018 - 2020
Completed a Master's degree in Computer Science with coursework and projects focused on software systems, distributed architectures, and cloud-native development.
UWUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
2011 - 2015
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on embedded systems, signal processing, and hardware–software integration.
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